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Tips for beginners: Stringing beads

Monday, December 7th, 2009

An advantage of using a slightly less flexible wire is stringing smaller beads more quickly.

Instead of picking up beads by hand to string them, try this:

Lay your beads on a cloth to prevent them from rolling around. Hold the wire a few centimeters away from the end and approach the hole of the bead.

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Gently push down on the wire so that the bead tilts and starts sliding onto the wire.

Lift your hand up to let the bead slide down to your fingers.

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Repeat!

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Once there are a few to several beads on the wire, let them slide down beyond your fingers and repeat again.

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Hopefully this tip will help you string beads more easily! C:

~ Ava Arie